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Patented lune v5, 1900. l H. W. GAYS.

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UNITED STATES PATE-NT OFFICE.V

HENRY W. GAYS, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

CARLINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part Aof Letters Patent No. 651,138, dated .Tune 45, 1900.

'Application iiled J'annary'23,1899. Serial No. 703,124. (No model.)

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exact description, such as will enable others skilled in thelart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a cross-sectional view of a carroof, showing my improved carline in position thereunder. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of said carline, showing the side plates, purlins, and ridge-pole in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a detail view of one end of said carline, part of the same being broken away. Fig. 4C is a detail view of one end of the carline, showing a modification in which the horizontal member is used as a securing member. Fig. 5 is a detail View of one end of the carline, in which the vertical and horizontal members each act as securing members. Fig. 6 is a sectional view of one side of the car-roof, showing the modication shown in Fig. 5 in position, wherein the' horizontal member is bent upwardly and over the side plate. Fig. 7 is a similar View where said horizontal member is extended downwardly on the outside of the side plate. Fig. 8 is a detail view'of one end of the carline,in which the horizontal member is i'iush with the side plate-and bent downwardly on the outside thereof. Fig. 9 is an end View of a T-shaped carline, in which the horizontal member is bent downwardly to form a securingmember. Fig. 10 is a side elevational view from one end of the carline illustrated in Fig. 9. Fig. 11 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. l2 is an end elevational view of a T-shaped carline, in which the vertical member is bent laterally for the purpose of securing the carline in position. Fig. 18 is a side elevational view of one end of the same, and Fig. 14 is a top plan View of one end of said carline.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in metallic carlines for use in car construction, the object being to dispense with hangers and pockets which afford attaching means for the carline and the purlins and ridge-pole thereto, the carline itself be ing soformed as to provide said attaching means. By so constructing a carline I am enabled to make the same from commercial forms, such as commercially-rolled iron or steel, the ends of which are cut and bent to form the attaching or securing means to the side plates, the horizontal webs of the carline being notched or scored and struck up to form lateral buttresses or pockets to receive the purlins and ridge-pole.

With-these objects in View my invention consists in cambering a commercially-rolled iron or steel bar, cutting and bendingitsends to form attaching devices to the side plates, and providing the same with pockets for the reception of the pu rlins and ridge-pole.

Other features of the invention reside in the construction, arrangement, and combination of the several parts, all as will hereinafter be described andafterward pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, A indicates the side plates, A'

B the purlins, O the ridge-pole, and D the under roof sheathing, and E the outer root' sheathing, of a car, such parts being of the usual well-known construction. y

F indicates my improved carline, which, as shown Vin Figs. l to 8, is of inverted-L. shape in cross-section and suitably cambered to conform to the pitch of the roof. This carline, as shown in Figs. l, 2, and 3, has its horizon-v tal web or member preferably notched or v scored, as at f, and struck up to formlugs or buttresses f at such points or places as will properly position the purlins and ridge-pole between each pair of lugs on the carline. These lugs prevent lateral movement of such parts, and in order to secure said purlins and ridge-pole in position I employ bolts band c,

respectively, which pass therethrough and Fig. 3, the horizontal member of the carline roo is cut short and the vertical member bent at right angles underv the horizontal member,

said bent portion being provided with two bolt-openings for the reception of bolts or lagscrews, by which the carline is attached to the side plates. This form of attaching medium I have marked F in the drawings, which form is also shown in Figs. 1 and 2. In Fig. 4: the vertical member is cut short and the projecting end of the horizontal member bent downwardly and formed with bolt-openings to afford an attaching medium of the carline to the side plate. This bent extension I have marked F2 in the drawings. The object of making these bent extensions in the same plane as the inner face of the side plate is to provide a large surface area for abutment against the side plate to prevent wearing away of said side plate by chaiing, due to the movement of the parts ofthe car under strain, twists, duc. In Fig. 5 I have shown the vertical member bent at right angles to form the attaching-plate F', similar to that shown in Figs. l, 2, and 8, and instead of cutting the horizontal member short, so that it can abut against the inner face of the side plate, said horizontal member is extended over the upper face of the side plate, as shown at F3, and formed with a bolt-opening for the passage ot' a lag-screw or bolt to provide an additional attaching medium. 'Ihe object in this extension F3 is to provide a secure means of attachment of the carline to the side plates to prevent the side plates from spreading under strain and also to relieve the bolts which secure the bent portion F in place from longitudinal strain, which would tend to loosen the nuts on the same and strip said bolts of their threads. The form shown in Fig. 5 contemplates the carline being arranged in such position as to be flush or a little above the upper faces of the side plates. In Fig. 6 I have shown a construction wherein the carline may be positioned below the upper faces of the side plates and at the same time get the advantage of the extension F3, which can be done by bending said extension upwardly and outwardly, as clearly shown in Fig. 6. In Fig. 7 I have shown the extension FS as being provided with a portion F4, bent downwardlyat substantially right angles to engage the outer face of the side plate. This extension F4 in this construction is provided with a bolt-opening in line with one of the boltopenings of` the bent portion F for the purpose of clamping said members against the side face of the side plate. This member F4 offers additional security in preventing the lateral spreading of the side plates, and by the presence of the cross-piece above the side plate the carline is firmly supported in position. As shown in Fig. 8, the carline is designed to be flush or slightly above the upper face ot' the side plate, while in Fig. 7 I have shown a construction of a carline designed to be located below the upper face of the side plate, in which the horizontal member is bent upwardly, affording an increased area for the end abutment ot the carline against the side plate, said upward extension being then bent outwardly and downwardly, corresponding in this latter respect to the construction shown in Fig. S.

In Figs. 9, IO, and ll I have shown a T form of carline in which the vertical web is cut oit short and the horizontal member is bent downwardly, as at F5, for the purpose lof affording an attaching means to the side plate, said bent portion being provided with bolt-holes for obvious purposes.

In Figs. 12, 13, and 14 I have shown a T form in which the horizontal member is cut off short and the vertical member bent laterally and provided with bolt-holes for attachment to the side plate in substantially the same manner as shown in Fig. 3, heretofore described.

While I have shown L. and T shaped commercially-rolled forms to illustrate the manner in which my invention can be carried out, still it is obvious that there are other commercially-rolled forms which can be used in ent of the United States, is-

l. A carline comprising a commerciallyrolled form, having suitable horizontal and vertical members integral witliieach other,

said vertical member at each end being bent at rightangles, said bent portions at each end being formed with bolt-openings, and said horizontal portions at each end of the carline being extended across and then bent downwardly, saidlast-named or downwardly-extending portions being formed with boltopenings, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a carline comprising a metal bar suitably cambered and having horizontal and vertical `members integral with each other, the horizontal` member having lugs or projections struck u p therefrom in pairs and provided with a hole in the horizontal portion between the `lugs of each' pair, of purlins held between said lugs and secured by securing devices passed through the holes in the horizontal portion.

3. A carline comprisinga horizontal member, and a vertical member integral therewith, suitably cambered to conform to the pitch of the car-roof, said horizontal member being scoredand struck up to form pockets for the reception of purlins and ridge-pole, the ends of said carline being cut and bent to attord securing means to the side plates; substantially as described.

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4. A oarline Comprising a .eommereiallyto receive a bolt or other securing means for Io rolled form bentlongitudinally at or near the fastening the earline in place. Center to form an integral, horizontal and i In testimony whereof I hereunto aliix my Vertical member 'aucloambered throughout I signature, in the presence of two Witnesses, its length, the horizontal portion having lugs this 12th day of January, 1899.

or buttresses struck up therefrom in sets and HENRY W. GAYS. provided with a bolt-hole between said sets Witnesses: of lugs or buttresses, and the extreme ends F. R. CORNWALL7` of the oarline bent laterally and perforated A. S. GRAY. 

